How Empathy Helps When Your Child Acts Out
Parenting Your Child through Big Emotions Can be Challenging. “You’re disappointed with my decision,” you say empathetically. “Yeah! It’s not […]
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25 Fun Year End Interview Questions For Kids
If your child isn’t very chatty, I encourage you to ask just a few questions at a time. We have also sometimes taken these questions and placed them into a jar for family meal conversations starters too.
Why Threats and Bribes Don’t Lead to Cooperation and What to Try Instead
How to discipline children in a way that is positive and effective without using bribes, threats or rewards. Getting children
One of the Best Tools for Ending Morning Struggles
Is morning time turning out to be a tough transition for you and your child? Are power struggles leading to hectic
10 Ways to Connect in 10 Minutes or Less
What’s your favorite way to reconnect when you are short on time? Here are 10 Ideas to connect with your child that take 10 minutes or less!
Making A Win-Win Parenting Plan
How to Create A Plan to Help Children Overcome Unwanted Behavior Often parents ask me how to stop frustrating behavior. “My
20 Calm Down Tips for Parents
Have you ever had a day or a moment when you find youself far too angry to respond in a
Positive Parenting: How to Follow Through With Limits
Most parents have great intentions when they come up with limits and boundaries. Which rules to set and why they
Connect and Cooperation Will Follow
As parents, we wish to have influence with our children. We wish for cooperation. We want our children to follow
Why Skipping a Nap Results in Meltdown
Over time, as a baby’s sleep cycle matures he will be able to go longer periods between sleeps. It is not until age 4 or 5 that a child is able to go happily through the entire day without a nap, and sleep research suggests that even through adulthood a mid-day nap or rest break is extremely beneficial in reducing the pressure in all human beings.